Alerts
If you're looking for specific information relating to roads affected by the August 2022 storm event:
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Waka Kotahi planned state highway roadworks
Roads
Planned state highway roadworks.
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Sports ground closures - Thursday 27 June 2024
Sports Park
The following MDC managed Sports Parks are closed today, Wednesday 26 June 2024.
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Sports ground closures - Wednesday 26 June 2024.
Sports Park
The following MDC managed Sports Parks are closed today, Wednesday 26 June 2024.
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Dalton’s Bridge Full Closure
Roads
From Monday 1 July, Dalton’s Bridge, at the western end of Kaiuma Bay Road, will be closed to all traffic to allow for bridge abutment repairs.
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Unplanned Water Shutdown - Dashwood Water Supply
Water Works
The water will be shut off today from 10.00 am for approximately 4 hours. The shutdown is to facilitate repair work on the main and will affect properties in the area of Taylor Pass Road.
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Next phase of SH 6 Marlborough roundabout works about to begin
Roads
Following the successful build of the State Highway 6, Bells/St Leonards Road roundabout, construction on the next phase of the project is about to start.
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Wairau River access from Selmes Road
Rivers, Rainfall & Reserves
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Dalton’s Bridge closed to heavy vehicles
Roads
Dalton’s Bridge, at the western end of Kaiuma Bay Road just off State Highway 6, is closed to all vehicles over 3.5 tonne.
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Evacuation alert issued for part of Spring Creek, near Blenheim
Civil Defence Emergency Management
Marlborough Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) is advising some residents in the township of Spring Creek near Blenheim to evacuate their homes by 9.00 am tomorrow morning.
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Wairau River Toxic Algae Warning
Rivers, Rainfall & Reserves
Council is warning the public to watch out for toxic algae in the Wairau River upstream from the SH1 bridge
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Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
Fire
Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
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Rivers, Rainfall and Irrrigation Status Pages
Rivers, Rainfall & Reserves
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Access to Wairau Diversion is closed
Roads
The damage to the riverbank has made the road unstable. Repair works are planned for Summer 2023.
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Dublin Street closed
Roads
Dublin St closed from 20 July 2023 for 20 months.
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NES Air Quality Exceedances 2022
Air Quality
Marlborough District Council gives notice that the NES for PM10 has been breached in the Blenheim airshed in 2022.
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Air Quality NES Exceedances 2021
Air Quality
The NES for PM10 allows the threshold of 50 µg m-3 to be exceeded on no more than 1 day per 12 month period. These exceedances mean the NES has been breached on four occasions in Blenheim in 2021.